Method for establishing network connections between stationary terminals and remote devices through mobile devices

Abstract

A technique is provided for a seamless and transparent handoff from a user's mobile device to the user's stationary terminal of a network address of a remote device for the purpose of establishing a direct communication channel between the stationary terminal and a remote device, where the remote device first contacted the user's mobile device to initiate communications with the user.

1. A method for establishing a data communications session between a stationary terminal and a remote device, the method comprising:
 establishing a communication link through a short-range wireless technology between the stationary terminal and a proximate mobile device wherein the proximate mobile device operates within a cellular wireless network system; 
 transmitting, by the stationary terminal, an invitation message comprising a network address relating to the stationary terminal and a remote device identifier to the proximate mobile device through the established communication link, whereupon the proximate mobile device establishes communication with the remote device using the remote device identifier and provides the network address of the stationary terminal to the remote device; and 
 establishing a connection between the stationary terminal and the remote device for data communications based upon an initial communication by the remote device through use of the network address of the stationary terminal provided to the remote device by the proximate mobile device. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1  wherein the short-range wireless technology is Bluetooth. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 2 , wherein the remote device identifier is a cellular telephone number of the remote device. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 2 , wherein the network address of the stationary terminal is provided by the proximate mobile device to the remote device using a page mode messaging service. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 4 , wherein the page mode messaging service is SMS. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5 , wherein the network address of the stationary terminal is an IP address. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the data communications is for IM purposes. 
     
     
       8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor of a stationary terminal, causes the processor to establish a data communications session between the stationary terminal and a remote mobile device, by performing all the steps of  claim 1 . 
     
     
       9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the short-range wireless technology is Bluetooth. 
     
     
       10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the remote device identifier is a cellular telephone number of the remote device. 
     
     
       11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the network address of the stationary terminal is provided by the proximate mobile device to the remote device using a page mode messaging service. 
     
     
       12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the page mode messaging service is SMS. 
     
     
       13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the network address of the stationary terminal is an IP address. 
     
     
       14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the data communications is for IM purposes. 
     
     
       15. A computer system configured to initiate a data communications session with a remote device, the computer system comprising a processor configured to perform all the steps of  claim 1 . 
     
     
       16. The computer system of  claim 15 , wherein the short-range wireless technology is Bluetooth. 
     
     
       17. The computer system of  claim 16 , wherein the remote device identifier is a cellular telephone number of the remote device. 
     
     
       18. The computer system of  claim 16 , wherein the network address of the stationary terminal is provided by the proximate mobile device to the remote device using a page mode messaging service. 
     
     
       19. The computer system of  claim 18 , wherein the page mode messaging service is SMS. 
     
     
       20. The computer system of  claim 19 , wherein the network address of the stationary terminal is an IP address.